This course teaches the skills of practice guidance (Praxisanleitung) – guiding and supporting trainees, new colleagues, career changers and internationally recruited nurses: the basics of adult learning, the role and attitude of the person giving guidance, good guidance methods, the guidance conversation and planning, appraisal and feedback, shaping the learning relationship, dealing with challenging situations, promoting reflection and the development of competence, and the framework conditions – for good, respectful and effective guidance.

Course aims:

  • Understand the role and importance of practice guidance
  • Understand adult learning and learning processes
  • Give good guidance (methods, guidance conversation, planning)
  • Give constructive appraisal and feedback
  • Shape a good, respectful learning relationship
  • Promote reflection and the development of competence

Self-study without supervision, assignments or evaluation of learning progress by instructors; the voluntary self-reflection is for your own orientation only. Your confirmation of participation becomes available once you have marked all modules as done yourself.